Question

Lin Hai is thirteen. He's a student in a school in Tianjin. He gets an e­mail from Tom White. Tom is a student in the US. Here is the e­mail.

Dear Lin Hai，

My name is Tom White. I am from New York, US. I am fourteen years old. I'm a schoolboy. I want to make some friends in China.

There are eleven boys and nine girls in my class. We come from different countries—Japan, the US，the UK and Canada. But at school we all speak English. My parents are from France(法国). They speak French and English, so I can speak English and French well. But I want to learn Chinese. Can you help me? There are many Chinese people in New York and I want to talk with them.

I can play chess well, and I can play many sports. How about you?

Please write to me soon(很快)．

Yours，

Tom

1.There are ______students in Tom's class.

A. 9    B. 11    C. 18    D. 20

2.The underlined(画线的) word“countries”means “______” in Chinese.

A. 家庭    B. 社区    C. 城市    D. 国家

3.From the e­mail, we can learn Tom ______．

A. is in China now    B. wants to learn Chinese

C. speaks French at school    D. has some friends in France

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Tom can't speak English well.

B. Tom doesn't like playing sports.

C. Tom's parents are from the US.

D. Tom wants to make some Chinese friends.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】本文是Tom写给Lin Hai的一封电子邮件。在邮件中他告诉了Lin Hai，他想认识一些中国的朋友。同时介绍了他班里的同学。以及这些同学所讲的语言。

1.细节理解题。由句子“There are eleven boys and nine girls in my class.”可知，我们班有十一个男孩和九个女孩。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。由句子“We come from different countries—Japan, the US，the UK and Canada.”可知，我们来自不同的国家：日本、美国、英国和加拿大。由Japan, the US，the UK and Canada可知，它们都是国家。根据此句，说明countries是国家的意思。故选D。

3.细节理解题。由句子“But I want to learn Chinese.”可知，但是我想学中文。故选B。

4.细节理解题。由句子“I want to make some friends in China.”可知，我想在中国交一些朋友。故选D。